Here are the results from some Instagram polls that I conducted during the month of April, featuring Mile Marker. Mile Marker came out in late March 2019 as the first quarterly edition of the year from Field Notes, and as soon as I received my subscription package, I had to do these polls to see what people thought. I found this edition to be just okay (I was more impressed with the national highway map, to be honest) but what did my IG followers think?

Coastal vs. Mile Marker

Poll start date: April 5, 2019

Total number of votes: 165

Winner: Coastal (66%)

The first match I thought of was Coastal, considering they share the map theme. As I expected (and rooted for), Coastal came out the winner. Both editions are Spring editions printed with holographic foil but I find the design in Coastal more pleasing.

America the Beautiful vs. Mile Marker

Poll start date: April 12, 2019

Total number of votes: 122

Winner: America the Beautiful (71%)

Another Spring vs. Spring! I did not plan this. America the Beautiful just happened to be another edition that I thought was thematically similar to Mile Marker. What I didn’t expect was the decisive win by America the Beautiful. I thought AtB was one of the under-appreciated editions, and that there’d be some bias towards an edition that’s shinier and newer, but it won by the biggest margin among the groups in this post. Not complaining, since AtB is one of my top favorites.

Three Missions vs. Mile Marker

Poll start date: April 19, 2019

Total number of votes: 144

Winner: Three Missions (60%)

Another pairing with Americana. I guess, after two losses in a row, I wasn’t surprised that Three Missions won. I rooted for Three Missions but not by much.

Campfire vs. Mile Marker

Poll start date: April 26, 2019

Total number of votes: 119

Winner: Campfire (65%)

Another result that surprised me a bit.. I expected this to be a closer race, at least smaller margin than with Three Missions because I thought Three Missions was more popular than Campfire. But there you have it! This was another tough choice for me, but Campfire was also my pick.

It’s not looking good for Mile Marker so far, is it? Obviously, there are more pairings with Mile Marker that are possible, but that’s it for now.

What are your reactions to these polls? Did your favorites win? As I’ve said in my previousposts, these results represent only a small percentage of Field Notes fans, people who follow me and happen to view my Instagram Stories at the right time, etc.

If you’d like to participate in my Field Notes polls, follow me on Instagram @threestaples and watch out for new Stories on Fridays. I’ve been doing Summer vs. Summer editions this month, because I expect the 2019 Summer edition to be released in June.

I’ve been conducting some Field Notes-related polls at my Instagram account @threestaples as Stories, and I’d like to share the results here (and add some comments) in case anybody missed them.

Coastal: West vs. East

Poll date: April 3, 2018

Total number of votes: 184

Winner: Coastal: West (56%)

It all started with Coastal, the 2018 Spring quarterly edition. With two different versions, it was hard not to wonder, which one would people prefer? I had no predictions, only that it would be a close race. And it was.

Heartbeat vs. Tournament of Books 2018

Poll date: April 7, 2018

Total number of votes: 157

Winner: Heartbeat (68%)

Heartbeat and the Tournament of Books 2018 were released around the same time in February, with similar colors (actually, with the same cover stock – French Paper Kraft-Tone in “Manila Yellow Kraft”), so I wanted to see which would be more popular. I was rooting for the Rooster, but it turned out to be a decisive victory for Heartbeat.

America the Beautiful vs. Campfire

Poll date: June 3, 2018

Total number of votes: 145

Winner: America the Beautiful (52%)

Just before Three Missions was released, I was thinking about summer editions in general including Campfire, which was last year’s summer edition. That led me to pull out the other quarterly edition with a photographic cover, America the Beautiful (Spring 2013). Maybe I was biased, because AtB is the clear winner to me, but I was surprised to see it winning only by a hair. It was actually quite a roller coaster ride seeing the all votes coming in!

Lunacy vs. Three Missions

Poll date: July 14, 2018

Total number of votes: 249

Winner: Lunacy (63%)

With similar space theme, it was hard not to pit Three Missions against Lunacy (Fall 2016) as soon as it was released. I actually thought Three Missions would win, judging from the positive, enthusiastic response I saw when it was first announced, so Lunacy’s victory was a surprise.

Night Sky vs. Lunacy

Poll date: July 21, 2018

Total number of votes: 247

Winner: Night Sky (60%)

But Lunacy is no match against Night Sky! My favorite edition, possibly of all time, wins! Since Night Sky (Summer 2013) is a much older edition compared to Lunacy (Fall 2016), I wondered how people would respond, but I think I knew, deep down, that Night Sky would be the clear winner.

What are your reactions to my polls? Keep in mind, these results represent only a small percentage of Field Notes fans, people who follow me and happen to view my Instagram Stories at the right time. Plus the polls are open only for 24 hours. You know what? I think Field Notes should do their own polls! That should be really interesting.

At any rate, I plan on doing more, because I think they’re fun, and it’s another way to interact with fellow fans. So if you’d like to participate, feel free to follow me on Instagram @threestaples and watch out for new Stories! I did the last couple polls on Fridays, so maybe I’ll make it a Friday thing from now on. :)

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